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77% Accuracy The overall pronunciation accuracy of your speech, reflecting how well a native speaker can comprehend it.
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Childhood memories are incomplete without toys. I still remember how excited I was whenever I received toys as gifts. I remember I received a remote control car on my 5th birthday. My father gifted that toy to me, and I was really excited about it when I received it. It was red in color and an open-top car. I took it to the park and played with it around my house. I was always very excited to use that car as it was a really advanced toy for that time. I had seen that car on television, and from that day, I was really excited about it. I wanted to buy it, but it was not available in my town at that time. However, my father went out of town and took that car for me, gifting it to me on my 5th birthday. I was thrilled when I received it because I was totally unaware that my father had brought that car for me.
Actual audio transcript (What native speakers are likely to hear):
childhood memories are incomplete without toys. I still remember how excited I would were always whenever I received toys as gifts. I remember I received a remote control car on my 5th birthday. My father gifted that toy to me and I was really very excited about it when I received that and was that it was red in color and it was an open head car. I took it to park and in my house I used to play around it and I was really like always very excited to use that car as it was a really very advanced car of that time and I was that car on television and stuff from that day I was really excited about it to buy it but was not available in my town at that time but my father went out station and he took that car for me and gifted that to me on my 5th birthday. I was excited about it when I received that because I was totally unaware that my father had brought that car for me and
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Speaking Time: 66 seconds
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Vocabulary Complexity:
A2 - Upper Beginner
Consider using more varied and advanced words.
Vocabulary Repetition: that: 9 excited: 4 received: 4 father: 3 really: 3 remember: 2 birthday: 2 about: 2
Pronunciation
7
Your pronunciation is quite good. Working on consistency and tackling difficult sounds may enhance clarity.
Task Response
6
The response adequately addresses all parts of the question, providing a clear description of the toy and explaining its significance. However, further development of the 'how often you played with it' and 'why it was special' sections would enhance the response. More specific details about the play experiences and the emotional connection to the toy would strengthen the answer.
Fluency & Coherence
6
The answer is somewhat coherent, but there are noticeable repetitions and self-corrections, such as "I was that" and the repeated mention of excitement. Improving fluency would involve smoother transitions and a more concise delivery. Consider practicing speaking more naturally and avoiding unnecessary hesitations.
Lexical Resource
6
The vocabulary is adequate but not particularly sophisticated. While the speaker uses words like "excited" and "advanced," more precise and varied vocabulary would enhance the response. For example, instead of repeatedly saying "excited," consider synonyms like "thrilled," "delighted," or "elated." Describing the car in more detail would also improve the lexical resource score.
Grammatical Range & Accuracy
5
There are several grammatical errors, including incorrect tense usage and sentence structure. For example, "I was that it was red" is grammatically incorrect. The speaker also uses simple sentence structures predominantly. Focusing on improving grammatical accuracy and expanding sentence complexity would significantly improve this aspect of the response. Consider using more complex sentence structures and paying attention to subject-verb agreement.
